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BoT nears QAB deal with Malaysians
Business, Pawee Sirimai, Published on 29/11/2017
» The Bank of Thailand expects to reach a conclusion with Bank Negara Malaysia on long-awaited Qualified Asean Banking (QAB) criteria soon, paving the way for indigenous banks in one country to operate in the other and receive similar treatment as local banks.
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BoT: Commercial banks' bad loans to peak in Q4
Business, Pawee Sirimai, Published on 11/11/2017
» Commercial lenders' bad loans will peak at just above 3% of loans outstanding this quarter, says a senior Bank of Thailand official.
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KBank: Minimum 3.9% GDP growth
Business, Pawee Sirimai, Published on 24/11/2017
» The country's economic growth is likely to expand by at least 3.9% this year and next, and bad loans have already peaked, says Kasikornbank (KBank) president Predee Daochai.
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Unlocking your home's equity
Business, Pawee Sirimai, Published on 06/11/2017
» A reverse mortgage is a powerful source of income for retirees. It helps them cover daily living expenses and healthcare costs by converting their home equity into cash with no repayment of the loan until the borrower dies or the home is sold.
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State banks urged to support more SMEs
Business, Pawee Sirimai, Published on 07/11/2017
» Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak is urging state-owned banks to play a more aggressive role in supporting small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
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More tax incentives sought to help elderly with employment
Business, Pawee Sirimai, Published on 07/11/2017
» Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak has instructed the Fiscal Policy Office (FPO) to consider additional tax incentives as a means to support senior citizens' employment and businesses as Thailand moves towards becoming an aged society.
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Central bank's MPC predicts growth, with caveats
Business, Pawee Sirimai, Published on 12/10/2017
» The Bank of Thailand's rate-setting committee foresees further economic growth but is concerned over rising bad loans in the short term and search-for-yield behaviour increasing amid the low-interest-rate environment.
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Demand for B/E cools after defaults
Business, Pawee Sirimai, Published on 18/10/2017
» Bills of exchange (B/E) issuance continues to drop this year as companies have shifted to rely on other debt instruments after a series of B/E defaults occurred late last year, says the Thai Bond Market Association (TBMA).
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BAY targets 10.5% mortgage growth
Business, Pawee Sirimai, Published on 21/09/2017
» Bank of Ayudhya (BAY), the country's fifth-largest bank by assets, aims for 10.5% growth in total mortgages this year, outperforming the industry's softer forecast of 6%.
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Personal debt still hampers spending
Business, Pawee Sirimai, Published on 30/08/2017
» Even though household debt has been quite stable, massive leverage will continue to weigh on economic growth over the next few years, warns a high-ranking official at the Bank of Thailand.
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